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A B737-700's left engine cowling struck a parked tow vehicle while being pulled into a gate. The wing observer was distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633453 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : towed |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 633453 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was being towed into gate, unit called out for 2 wing walkers. I went out along with person #2 to assist in the wing walking. A tug and towbar were in the way, so I moved them both out of the way. I moved the tug off to the left hand side and parked it. The driver towed the aircraft in, while I was responsible for watching the l-hand wing. I had the tire chalks in hand watching the nosewheel instead of the wing. The #1 engine hit the back left hand corner of the tug and did damage to the #1 engine cowl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700'S L ENG COWLING STRUCK A PARKED TOW VEHICLE WHILE BEING PULLED INTO A GATE. THE WING OBSERVER WAS DISTR.
Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING TOWED INTO GATE, UNIT CALLED OUT FOR 2 WING WALKERS. I WENT OUT ALONG WITH PERSON #2 TO ASSIST IN THE WING WALKING. A TUG AND TOWBAR WERE IN THE WAY, SO I MOVED THEM BOTH OUT OF THE WAY. I MOVED THE TUG OFF TO THE L HAND SIDE AND PARKED IT. THE DRIVER TOWED THE ACFT IN, WHILE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WATCHING THE L-HAND WING. I HAD THE TIRE CHALKS IN HAND WATCHING THE NOSEWHEEL INSTEAD OF THE WING. THE #1 ENG HIT THE BACK L HAND CORNER OF THE TUG AND DID DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENG COWL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.